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Sheridan, Wyoming

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Sheridan census division. It lies in ZIP code area 82801. It stands on Little Goose Creek. The Survey maps it on the Sheridan quadrangle. 18,737 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 3,743 feet above sea level.

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Sheridan within Sheridan County

On record in Sheridan

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 12 of 15 shown

Every listing in Sheridan County

Population over time

3 figures

Sheridan grew from 281 to 18,737 between 1890 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
1890281
201017,444
202018,737+1,293 (+7%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 13 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

122 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 122 fires within 5 miles of Sheridan between 1992 and 2020, burning about 628 acres in total. 6 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined58
Debris and open burning15
Equipment and vehicle use10
Railroad operations and maintenance10
Smoking9
Recreation and ceremony6
Natural6
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Fireworks3
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 1998Natural210 acresCasper Field OfficeIVY
6 September 2003Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresWyoming State Forestrynot named
23 September 1996Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWyoming State Forestrynot named
20 September 2017Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresSheridan CountyCARRINGTON FIRE
2 September 2020Natural100 acresWyoming State ForestrySTAGING
2 September 2006Naturalunder an acreWyoming State Forestrynot named
16 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWyoming State Forestrynot named
12 September 2019Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreSheridan CountyBURTON ST.

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sheridan County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Sheridan: 2 occurrences, 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Gypsum-Anhydrite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Dygert PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
UnknownCopperOccurrence
UnknownStonePast Producer
UnnamedGypsum-AnhydriteOccurrence

Every working recorded in Sheridan County

Storms near this place

60 of 91 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sheridan in 91 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 48 hail, 27 thunderstorm wind, 7 heavy rain, 4 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 1998FloodSheridan$20,000The Little Goose Creek flooded a small subdivision when a slow moving thunderstorm produced over 1.50 inches of rainfall in 20 minutes. A house basement was reported to have been flooded.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindSheridan$10,000no account filed
June 2024Thunderstorm WindSheridan-Downed power lines and tree limbs were reported.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindSheridan-Winds were estimated to be 50 to 60 mph just north of Sheridan.
May 2013HailSheridan-Numerous reports of hail ranging in size from pea to quarter were received in and around the Sheridan area.
June 2010Funnel CloudSheridan-A large funnel cloud was reported just north of Sheridan.
August 2008Thunderstorm WindSheridan-A thunderstorm wind gust of 61 mph was measured at the Sheridan ASOS.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindSheridan-Wind gusts of 66 mph were reported at the Sheridan airport.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindSheridan-Wind gusts of 70 mph were estimated in Sheridan.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindSheridan-Wind gusts of 61 mph were reported at the Sheridan airport.
June 2008HailSheridan-Quarter size hail was reported at I-90 and Main Street on the north side of Sheridan.
June 2008HailSheridan-Ping pong ball size hail was reported on the south side of Sheridan at Sheridan College.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindSheridan-Sheridan reported a wind gust of 60 mph.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindSheridan-Wind gusts of 70 mph were estimated in Sheridan.
May 2007Thunderstorm WindSheridan-No damage was reported.
May 2007Thunderstorm WindSheridan-No damage was reported.
May 2007Thunderstorm WindSheridan-No damage was reported.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindSheridan-Numerous power outages were reported in the city of Sheridan due to 70 mph wind gusts.
June 2007FloodSheridan-Five Mile Creek was flooded along with 3rd Avenue West.
June 2007Heavy RainSheridan-Rainfall from the storm was 3.20 inches in 12 hours.
July 2007HailSheridan-Numerous reports received of street flooding along with tree limbs down across the city of Sheridan.
July 2007Flash FloodSheridan-During the course of the evening, there were several reports of power lines down, street flooding and six inch diameter trees down across roads.
May 2006HailSheridan-Hail broke windows at spotters' home
June 2006Thunderstorm WindSheridan-Semi truck blown over on Interstate 90 at Mile Marker 32.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindSheridan-Spotter reported temperature rose from 74 degrees to 88 degrees in 2 minutes coincident with the wind gust
June 2006HailSheridan-Funnel cloud also reported by law enforcement on Interstate 90.
June 2006HailSheridan-Crops were flattened and vehicles were dented.
May 2005Heavy RainSheridan-2.52 inches of rain in Dayton (24 hour total)
May 2005Heavy RainSheridan-3.45 inches of rain in Sheridan
May 2005Heavy RainSheridan-3.92 inches of rain 7SW Sheridan (Storm Total Precipitation, 2.75 inches in 24 hours)
May 2005Heavy RainSheridan-2.45 inches of rain fell in 14 hours in Sheridan
June 2005Thunderstorm WindSheridan-Burgess Junction RAWS
June 2004HailSheridan-Hail on north side of town
June 2004HailSheridan-Hail on north side of town
June 2004Tornado (F0)Sheridan-An F0 tornado touched down just north of Sheridan, Wyoming over open range. The tornado formed at 325 pm and dissipated at 350 pm. No damage, injuries, or deaths occurred. The tornado touched down approximately N 44.86 W 107.06 and lifted at N 44.87 W 107.00 with a track of 3.6 miles.
August 2002HailSheridan-Ground whitened by hail
August 2002Heavy RainSheridan-1.50 inches of rain in 45 minutes. Some street flooding briefly occurred but receded quickly.
August 2002Flash FloodSheridan-Business owners reported flooded basements downtown.
June 2001HailSheridan-1.00 inch hail drifted and was still present on the morning of the 4th.
July 2001Thunderstorm WindSheridan-65 mph thunderstorm wind gust estimated by spotter.
July 2001Thunderstorm WindSheridan-72 mph thunderstorm wind gust estimated by spotter.
July 2001Flash FloodSheridan-Minor flooding over roads...hail floating on water
July 2001HailSheridan-Windshield broken and vehicle damaged
July 2001HailSheridan-Hail drifted over a foot deep
August 1999HailSheridan-Spotter report of nickel size hail.
April 1999HailSheridan-Golf ball sized hail was reported between Sheridan and Ucross
August 1999HailSheridan-Several reports of nickel and dime size hail near Sheridan.
July 1998Heavy RainSheridan-A spotter reported 1.50 inches of rain in one hour from a thunderstorm.
September 2024HailSheridan-no account filed
September 2024HailSheridan-no account filed
September 2024HailSheridan-no account filed
September 2024HailSheridan-no account filed
September 2024HailSheridan-no account filed
September 2024HailSheridan-no account filed
July 2021HailSheridan-no account filed
July 2017HailSheridan-no account filed
June 2016Thunderstorm WindSheridan-no account filed
June 2016Thunderstorm WindSheridan-no account filed
June 2013HailSheridan-no account filed
June 2013HailSheridan-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Sheridan County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Powder Horn7.0 miles13
Kleenburn7.9 miles15
Acme8.0 miles11
Big Horn8.1 miles13
Monarch8.4 miles15
Wyarno9.7 miles12
Beckton9.8 miles17
Ranchester13.4 miles15

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on SheridanAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1017214The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1594251. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.